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A new boy in a small mountain village tries to discredit the old peddler who sells magic jars of sundrops, moonbows, and the like; but though he drives the old man away, something remarkable does happen in the sky.
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A new boy in a small mountain village tries to discredit the old peddler who sells magic jars of sundrops, moonbows, and the like; but though he drives the old man away, something remarkable does happen in the sky.
评论 (10)
《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
K-Gr 3-- Written in a storyteller's style, this entertaining tale combines an ordinary setting and plot with just a touch of magic. An old peddler named Bartholomew Bones makes his yearly appearance in a mountain village called The Gap. In addition to his general wares, Mr. Bones sells little jars of magic with names such as Rainflakes, Sundrops, and Moonbows, which are carried by the children of The Gap as lucky charms. When a new boy in town, questioning the old man's integrity, buys a jar of Moonbows and opens it, nothing seems to happen until, late that night, a peculiar phenomenon appears in the sky, making the boy a believer. Zimmer's colorful watercolor cartoon illustrations of the tiny village exude a homespun quality that makes them a perfect match for the text. Filled to the brim with painstaking pen-and-ink detail--several paintings crosshatched and tinted to give the appearance of prints--they beg for slow, careful observation. The folktale qualities of plot and narrative make this a good choice for reading aloud. --Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Once a year, Bartholomew Bones comes to town with a wagonload of treasures, among them ``a sackful of magic jars with mysterious labels--Sundrops, Snowrays, Moonbows, Rainflakes, and Whistling Wind.'' Children line up to purchase the jars, as ``a peculiar kind of luck'' comes from just carrying them around. But Tommy Morgan, a newcomer to town (``On a June afternoon too hot to hurry, he sprang up from nowhere''), insists on opening his bottle of Moonbows. When there seems to be nothing inside, Mr. Bones's wares suddenly lose their appeal. On his way out of town, as ``the dark grew tall in the trees,'' the dejected peddlar empties the jar's contents into a creek, and soon a stunning Moonbow illumines the night sky. Lewis's ( The Tsar & the Amazing Cow ; A Hippopotamusn't ) homely and pungent prose has the ring of a timeless tale handed down through generations. Zimmer ( John Tabor's Ride ) matches this linguistic stylization with some of his best work to date. His eclectically detailed, down-home pictures, firmly rooted in folklore tradition, are the very essence of storybook rusticity. Ages 4-9. ( Mar. ) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Each Indian summer, Bartholomew Bones rides into The Gap with his mule and wagon to sell 'little bits of everything,' including 'a sackful of magic jars with mysterious labels.' When a young boy doubts the contents of the jar of Moonbows he has purchased, he opens it and justifies his doubt, and Mr. B. Bones disappears from town. An original, well-told story, great for reading aloud, with fine illustrations. From HORN BOOK 1992, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
The author of some deftly comical verse (A Hippopotamusn't, 1990) spins an allegorical tale about a mysterious old peddler- -whose wares include glass jars labeled ``Sundrops,'' ``Snowrays,'' and ``Moonbows''--and the skeptical young storyteller who convinces the other people in a little mountain town that Bartholomew Bones's ``secret weather bottles'' are as empty as they look. In the spirit of inquiry or mischief (or perhaps in competition with Bones's influence on his own audience), Tommy is the first to open a jar of Moonbows, apparently with no effect. Bones's once-eager customers drift away; Bones himself departs, never to return, but he stops in the gap to empty one last jar, leaving an extraordinary ``Moonbow'' that makes a convert of Tommy, whose scientific/poetic explanation of the ``strange white hoop of light'' concludes, ``the sky must be as clear as a glass jar.'' A note states that the moonbow is ``an actual natural phenomenon'' in Cumberland Falls, Kentucky. But Lewis's enigmatic tale, with its thematic blend of hope, belief, and the gift of story, is intriguing even without that scientific fact. In Zimmer's vigorously crosshatched illustrations, where cheerful color vies with the gap's night shadows, the characters are amusingly caricatured--and yet their eyes shine with deeper feeling. Skillfully crafted by all concerned: an entertaining book that resonates on several levels. (Picture book. 5-10)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 5-8. Basing his story on an actual natural phenomenon--a strange light that appears under certain weather conditions at Cumberland Falls, Kentucky--Lewis weaves a myth from a yarn of village life. Every Indian summer, old Bartholomew Bones comes down from the mountains with his mule, his wagon, and his magic. But then Tommy Morgan moves into town. He holds the people with his story ("seen just about everything worth seeing"), challenges the magic of Bartholomew Bones, and shows that the jar of moonbows the old man sells is empty. Later, in the shadows by the waterfall where Bartholomew Bones passed by, the light of a great, arching moonbow makes the hollow into a place of wonder. A fine poet, Lewis tells the story with a lilting, colloquial rhythm ("On a June afternoon too hot to hurry . . ."). Zimmer's illustrations, in pen and color with detailed cross-hatching, depict the characters in boisterous, comic-book style. At the same time, he sets the village in a widening world of mountain, forest, and starlit sky. The climax is a wordless double spread of the mysterious moonbow, which brings the delicacy of Japanese landscape painting to the hollow. The world is transformed. So is Tommy, who has a new story. (Reviewed Jan. 15, 1992)0394853652Hazel Rochman
《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
K-Gr 3-- Written in a storyteller's style, this entertaining tale combines an ordinary setting and plot with just a touch of magic. An old peddler named Bartholomew Bones makes his yearly appearance in a mountain village called The Gap. In addition to his general wares, Mr. Bones sells little jars of magic with names such as Rainflakes, Sundrops, and Moonbows, which are carried by the children of The Gap as lucky charms. When a new boy in town, questioning the old man's integrity, buys a jar of Moonbows and opens it, nothing seems to happen until, late that night, a peculiar phenomenon appears in the sky, making the boy a believer. Zimmer's colorful watercolor cartoon illustrations of the tiny village exude a homespun quality that makes them a perfect match for the text. Filled to the brim with painstaking pen-and-ink detail--several paintings crosshatched and tinted to give the appearance of prints--they beg for slow, careful observation. The folktale qualities of plot and narrative make this a good choice for reading aloud. --Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Once a year, Bartholomew Bones comes to town with a wagonload of treasures, among them ``a sackful of magic jars with mysterious labels--Sundrops, Snowrays, Moonbows, Rainflakes, and Whistling Wind.'' Children line up to purchase the jars, as ``a peculiar kind of luck'' comes from just carrying them around. But Tommy Morgan, a newcomer to town (``On a June afternoon too hot to hurry, he sprang up from nowhere''), insists on opening his bottle of Moonbows. When there seems to be nothing inside, Mr. Bones's wares suddenly lose their appeal. On his way out of town, as ``the dark grew tall in the trees,'' the dejected peddlar empties the jar's contents into a creek, and soon a stunning Moonbow illumines the night sky. Lewis's ( The Tsar & the Amazing Cow ; A Hippopotamusn't ) homely and pungent prose has the ring of a timeless tale handed down through generations. Zimmer ( John Tabor's Ride ) matches this linguistic stylization with some of his best work to date. His eclectically detailed, down-home pictures, firmly rooted in folklore tradition, are the very essence of storybook rusticity. Ages 4-9. ( Mar. ) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Each Indian summer, Bartholomew Bones rides into The Gap with his mule and wagon to sell 'little bits of everything,' including 'a sackful of magic jars with mysterious labels.' When a young boy doubts the contents of the jar of Moonbows he has purchased, he opens it and justifies his doubt, and Mr. B. Bones disappears from town. An original, well-told story, great for reading aloud, with fine illustrations. From HORN BOOK 1992, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
The author of some deftly comical verse (A Hippopotamusn't, 1990) spins an allegorical tale about a mysterious old peddler- -whose wares include glass jars labeled ``Sundrops,'' ``Snowrays,'' and ``Moonbows''--and the skeptical young storyteller who convinces the other people in a little mountain town that Bartholomew Bones's ``secret weather bottles'' are as empty as they look. In the spirit of inquiry or mischief (or perhaps in competition with Bones's influence on his own audience), Tommy is the first to open a jar of Moonbows, apparently with no effect. Bones's once-eager customers drift away; Bones himself departs, never to return, but he stops in the gap to empty one last jar, leaving an extraordinary ``Moonbow'' that makes a convert of Tommy, whose scientific/poetic explanation of the ``strange white hoop of light'' concludes, ``the sky must be as clear as a glass jar.'' A note states that the moonbow is ``an actual natural phenomenon'' in Cumberland Falls, Kentucky. But Lewis's enigmatic tale, with its thematic blend of hope, belief, and the gift of story, is intriguing even without that scientific fact. In Zimmer's vigorously crosshatched illustrations, where cheerful color vies with the gap's night shadows, the characters are amusingly caricatured--and yet their eyes shine with deeper feeling. Skillfully crafted by all concerned: an entertaining book that resonates on several levels. (Picture book. 5-10)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 5-8. Basing his story on an actual natural phenomenon--a strange light that appears under certain weather conditions at Cumberland Falls, Kentucky--Lewis weaves a myth from a yarn of village life. Every Indian summer, old Bartholomew Bones comes down from the mountains with his mule, his wagon, and his magic. But then Tommy Morgan moves into town. He holds the people with his story ("seen just about everything worth seeing"), challenges the magic of Bartholomew Bones, and shows that the jar of moonbows the old man sells is empty. Later, in the shadows by the waterfall where Bartholomew Bones passed by, the light of a great, arching moonbow makes the hollow into a place of wonder. A fine poet, Lewis tells the story with a lilting, colloquial rhythm ("On a June afternoon too hot to hurry . . ."). Zimmer's illustrations, in pen and color with detailed cross-hatching, depict the characters in boisterous, comic-book style. At the same time, he sets the village in a widening world of mountain, forest, and starlit sky. The climax is a wordless double spread of the mysterious moonbow, which brings the delicacy of Japanese landscape painting to the hollow. The world is transformed. So is Tommy, who has a new story. (Reviewed Jan. 15, 1992)0394853652Hazel Rochman